war porn
- noun
- /wɔr pɔrn/
- NSFW
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pornografía de guerra
- The documentary was accused of being war porn for focusing more on violence than context or analysis.
Examples
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Some viewers feel uncomfortable with news outlets that seem to promote war porn rather than deliver objective reporting.
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Many critics argue that the new action movie crosses the line into war porn with its gratuitous battle scenes.
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Many documentaries veer into war porn territory.
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Critics argue that war porn desensitizes viewers.
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Many critics argue that the new action movie crosses the line into war porn with its gratuitous battle scenes.
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Some viewers feel uncomfortable with news outlets that seem to promote war porn rather than deliver objective reporting.
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The documentary was accused of being war porn for focusing more on violence than context or analysis.
Synonyms
12
7.0
Publishing shocking or exaggerated stories to get attention
1
9.6
Images or stories that show poor people in a shocking way to make people feel sorry
Stories or images that try to make people feel sorry to get attention and money
How Graphic
- Literature
12
7.0
- NSFW
- Literature
8
5.3
- Literature
68
1.1
337
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
war + porn
The compound 'war porn' is formed transparently from 'war' (armed conflict) + 'porn' (pornography), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to voyeuristic or sensational depictions of war. However, the use of 'porn' as a metaphorical label for exploitative/sensationalized coverage (as in 'poverty porn' or 'disaster porn') is a more recent, figurative extension that may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure to this pattern.
Etymology
War porn puts war and porn together to make a clear picture: it compares violent images to 'porn' because they are shown to shock or excite people rather than to explain. That's why the term means media that shows violence for shock or pleasure, not to 'inform'.